Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, and Santa Clarita
Valley Criminal Defense Attorney
You’ve just been arrested for a criminal charge in the Los Angeles area. Or maybe it’s a loved one, a son or daughter, or spouse who has been arrested. As would be expected, there are many unanswered questions and concerns. The most important question is: Who can help us resolve the challenges we are facing? The answer: Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer Gregory Caplan, a local defense attorney who focuses his attention on helping clients and their families with cases in Los Angeles area courts. News of an arrest can be an unsettling event, but it is reassuring to know that there is help available. You need the criminal defense lawyer who understands the challenges you face, and takes the time to evaluate your individual situation to determine the most effective strategies for you. Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer Gregory Caplan understands the impact that criminal charges can have on a person and his family. He has helped hundreds of clients effectively resolve their criminal cases in local Los Angeles County Courts.
As a Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer, Gregory Caplan provides answers to his clients’ questions, and works towards resolving their criminal charges by utilizing comprehensive approaches in the local courts. His unique strategies are the product of his extensive background in criminal law, which included a period of nine years as a California prosecutor. Mr. Caplan emphasizes his practice on helping clients in Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley (including Burbank Court), as well as in the Santa Clarita Valley. Gregory Caplan was the Prosecutor in the Burbank Courthouse for the Burbank City Prosecutor from 2000-2006. During that time, and thereafter, he successfully handled 1000s of cases in the various courtrooms of the Burbank Superior Court, as a Burbank Criminal Lawyer.
What is it that differentiates Criminal Defense Lawyer Gregory Caplan from other attorneys? Mr. Caplan evaluates each case, as well as his client’s needs, to effectively and efficiently guide them through the challenges of the local courts, and provides to them a clear understanding of the courtroom process. Unlike many criminal defense lawyers, Mr. Caplan understands the local procedures and practices of the courthouses in which his clients’ cases are heard, and can provide the benefit of the “local advantage.”
One important example of the “Local Advantage” would be Mr. Caplan’s significant familiarity with “City Attorney Diversion” programs, which quietly exist in the local City Attorneys’ Offices, as well as some area courtrooms, giving persons charged with crimes, an opportunity to earn dismissals of their charges upon successful completion of program requirements. Criminal defense lawyers in Los Angeles who are unfamiliar with these possibilities simply cannot advise you of the alternatives which exist for your case.
You can reach Criminal Defense Lawyer Gregory Caplan directly at (213) 400-5355 or 818-536-3630 to discuss your immediate concerns, and find out what he can do now to help.
Background of Gregory Caplan-
Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney
Mr. Caplan has a substantial background in criminal law, beginning with 12+ years working for law enforcement and prosecution agencies in California. Mr. Caplan’s legal career started in the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office in 1995. He learned the prosecution systems, as well as courtroom protocol of the district attorney, and worked directly with numerous deputy district attorneys who are still employed in the local courtrooms. Mr. Caplan understands as a Los Angeles Criminal Lawyer, time is a critical factor in effectively resolving his clients charges. Mr. Caplan makes productive efforts to provide important information to the prosecutor before charges are initiated. (See the Case Results Page for Details.) When Mr. Caplan works on a client’s matter, he uses his extensive background to help clients resolve their situation. His comprehensive system provides his clients a huge benefit in their cases. (For examples, go to the Los Angeles webpage).Mr. Caplan was the Courtroom Prosecutor for the city of Burbank for a period of six years. In addition to his extensive courtroom responsibility, he also implemented many practices and procedures which are used today in the Burbank Court. His understanding of this court, the bench officers, deputy city attorneys and deputy district attorneys, as well as court personnel, provides his clients with an opportunity to receive effective representation from a Burbank Criminal Defense Attorney. Mr. Caplan has developed an effective criminal defense practice in the Santa Clarita Courthouse, as well. The Santa Clarita Courthouse, also known as the Newhall Courthouse or Valencia Courthouse, is well-known its hard-line treatment of criminal charges, such as DUIs/Drunk Driving, Hit and Run, Drug or Alcohol-Related Charges, Petty Theft/Shoplifting, as well as traffic violations. Gregory Caplan understands effective Santa Clarita Criminal Defense Attorney strategies for each of the three criminal courtrooms, the bench officers, and court personnel, at the Santa Clarita Courthouse, and efficiently handles criminal cases there for his clients. (See our Santa Clarita webpage for details.)
Mr. Caplan is a successful San Fernando Valley criminal defense attorney in Van Nuys, San Fernando, Burbank, and Glendale. He is available to help you with your charges in any of these courts. (See the San Fernando Valley webpage for information.)
Los Angeles Criminal Defense in the Local Communities
It is well known in the local communities in and around Los Angeles, that extraordinary resources are focused on proactive law enforcement, as well as strict prosecution for offenses committed within each of the city limits. The Burbank Leader, Glendale News-Press, Crescenta Valley Sun, La Canada Valley Sun, Antelope Valley Press, Daily Pilot, Coastline Pilot, and Huntington Beach Independent, which are the area newspapers and sources of online news in Los Angeles and neighboring cities, present wide-ranging columns regularly updating detailed examples of local cities’ strict enforcement practices. The CSUN Daily Sundial, the local college news source, regularly reports on related enforcement practices, which can have severe consequences on area college students. Seemingly insignificant violations, which have been reported in the above news resources, such as open-container offenses, are regularly prosecuted as misdemeanor charges. It is important, as you can see from the law and order focus of the Los Angeles community, that it is crucial to hire a Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer to help you with your case, who knows the court system and effective strategies for your case. (See the Burbank webpage for details.)Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer Services
Gregory Caplan understands that efficient and effective criminal defense is important when it comes to his clients’ criminal cases. He devotes significant effort and energy into protecting each of his clients’ rights and serves as their advocate in court. If you are charged with a violation in any one of the Los Angeles Superior Courts, including courts in Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley (as well as Burbank Court), and the Santa Clarita Valley, it is in your best interest to speak with criminal defense attorney, Gregory Caplan. The legal penalties for a criminal conviction are far too severe to forgo the representation of a knowledgeable lawyer. Criminal Defense Attorney Gregory Caplan will defend you in court, challenge evidence presented against you, and safeguard your individual rights. At the Law Offices of Gregory Caplan, Mr. Caplan provides clients the resources, guidance, and direction they need to be prepared for their court proceedings.Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, and Santa Clarita Valley Practice Areas
Gregory Caplan has helped many clients facing drug charges, weapons charges, and drug crime charges. He has also assisted clients who have been charged with theft crimes. Mr. Caplan is has defended clients charged with driving under the influence, hit and run, and serious traffic infractions. As an extremely effective negotiator, Mr. Caplan can assist clients with their local code violations, as well. The Law Offices of Gregory Caplan can inform you about your rights in regard to bench warrants, arrest warrants, and failure to appear.
Contact Our Criminal Defense Law Offices
The Law Offices of Gregory Caplan are proud to provide dependable legal counsel for clients throughout Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley, and Santa Clarita Valley. As an attorney with years of practice experience, Gregory Caplan has helped many clients contest their serious criminal charges. Mr. Caplan understands the life altering effects a criminal conviction can have on his clients, which is why he strives to provide them with the guidance and resources they need to be successful in court. With convenient office locations to serve you, Gregory Caplan is prepared to effectively handle your criminal case.
